New program dedicated to treating facial and skull malformations in children.A new craniofacial surgery Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty of both plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery that deals with congenital and acquired deformities of the skull, face, and jaws. program has opened at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The program will offer comprehensive care for deformities of the skull, face, and jaw. Noted craniofacial craniofacial /cra·nio·fa·cial/ (kra?ne-o-fa´sh'l) pertaining to the cranium and the face. cra·ni·o·fa·cial adj. Of or involving both the cranium and the face. surgeon, Dr. Samuel Rhee, has been appointed director of the new hospital program. He has also been appointed assistant professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Working with Dr. Mark Souweidane, chief of pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. , Dr. Rhee intends on refining new minimally invasive techniques for treating craniosynostosis. For more information, visit www.nyp.org and www.med.cornell.edu. |
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